Central Digital Architecture & Associated Services

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Explanatory text for VII.2.2.1 Reason for modification: The modification is permitted by Regulation 72(1)(b) Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("PCR 2015"). Additional services have become necessary for successful project delivery that were not included in the original contract, and, for technical reasons, it is not possible to change contractor without causing significant inconvenience and substantial duplication of costs. The percentage increase in value - approximately 26% - is within the range permitted under Regulation 72(1)(b) PCR 2015. Text for VII.2.2.2 Description of reason: Additional work is required under the Contract to develop the central digital architecture to include key components required to ensure that the programme can enable pension providers and schemes to meet their statutory obligations. Namely, to connect to the dashboards system by the Statutory Deadline, having regard to the staged timetable in guidance issued by DWP, and to maintain that connection. This has resulted in new Statements of Work ("SoW") being awarded to Capgemini for the additional work required, charged as "time and materials", and an increase in value of £15,000,000 (approximately 26%). Capgemini as the incumbent supplier is the only provider who can undertake these additional SOW under the Contract. This is due to technical reasons due to the requirements of interoperability with the existing ecosystem equipment and installations. Introducing an alternative provider for the additional services would require: • knowledge transfer and upskilling, over a relatively short timescale, of the existing technology build that they would be doing additional development work on; • a period of dual running of personnel during onboarding to enable knowledge transfer between roles; and • additional management overhead, due to managing multiple suppliers for delivery. MaPS is therefore satisfied that any change of contractor would cause significant inconvenience, delay and additional cost to the programme and would put the successful connection of pension schemes and providers by the Statutory Deadline at substantial risk.

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